1+ week, 5+ day ago   (608+ words) Madagascar ragwort, an invasive and highly toxic pasture weed, has been identified in south Wairarapa near Ngawi, prompting Greater Wellington to urge farmers, landowners and rural communities across Wairarapa and the region to keep an eye out for the poisonous…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (554+ words) The Department of Conservation’s only commercial nursery is trying to restore the Canterbury Plains and Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū/Banks Peninsula, one native plant at a time. The nursery, based at Motukārara, 30 minutes southwest of Christchurch, is growing and selling plants…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (383+ words) These images deserve more serious consideration because they raise questions not only about animal welfare, but about the cultural attitudes surrounding animals within farming. They also reveal something about gender, power and the particular forms of humour through which violence…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (519+ words) The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is seeking applicants for a scholarship programme helping to boost on-the-ground support for farmers and growers. “Six scholarships, worth $5,000 each or a total of $30,000, are on offer for the 2027 academic year,” MPI’s director of…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (408+ words) A public planting day in Inglewood will take NPDC a step closer to achieving its goal of 10 per cent native plant coverage of our urban areas. This Saturday’s (22 August) planting day on Joe Gibbs Reserve comes a year after a…...